A Slap To The Face.

The sound of her phone ringing was enough to stir Amara from her sleep. Slowly, she reached out for her phone and answered the call without even bothering to check who was on the other line. “Hello?” Her voice was laced with sleep and she found herself wanting to go back to bed, rather than engage in a conversation. “Amara,” It was Elijah. “Thank goodness you’re okay. I tried calling the entire night but-“ The entire night? Amara thought as she pulled the phone back from her ear and pulled one eyes open, glancing at the time on her screen. It was already noon. “Shit,” She muttered. She hadn’t meant to sleep for this long, but it couldn’t be helped. The past few days had tired her out. And with the event that happened yesterday- “Oh God, I’m sorry Elijah, I must have forgotten to pick up the phone last night because I was so tired,” She said as she hoped out of bed, sighing as she wondered why her grandfather didn’t send someone up to wake her up. “I’m so sorry if I worried you.” “No, d